Facts as to the situation of the Jewish middle class in Germany, reported by the anti-Semitic press as the class which has profited most by the war and the subsequent fall of the German currency, were made known by the Central Verein der Deutsche Jeuden.
In all parts of Berlin soup kitchens for the Jewish middle class had to be established in order to meet the great need prevalent among the formerly prosperous class of business men. In the soup kitchen maintained by the Chevra Kadischa on klestriner Strasse the number of persons who applied for immediate relief ranges between 80 and 110 daily. Among those who apply for the charitable meals are physicians, former government officials, students, musicians, actors and other persons who were previously well-to-do but lost their possessions owing to the inflation of the currency.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
